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79742 "Sloane, Robert Raymond" sloane@u... 2000‑06‑14 BIO: Bob Sloane
Hi All,

I guess it is about time for me to submit my bio.  I am a 52 year old
Systems Software Programmer working at the University of Kansas in
Lawrence, KS.  My interest in old tools is using them, not collecting.
So far I have accumulated a modest set of bench planes, some saws, and
some odd chisels and other miscellaneous stuff.  I get virtually all
my old tools at auctions.  My latest score was a 54 X 64 X 2.25" work-
bench top with 3 Record 52D vises and a comparably sized Wilton vise,
for which I am currently building a base.  A local school district was
phasing out their wood shop program and was auctioning off all thier
woodworking equipment.  It is a shame that apparently schools all over
the country are dropping wood working classes.  I wonder where the next
generation of woodworkers will come from?
-- 
Bob Sloane, University of Kansas Computer Center, Lawrence, KS, 66045
sloane@u... http://www.ukans.edu/home/sloane Phone:(785)864-0444



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